Training for a Half Marathon (what was I thinking?!)

I'm interrupting my dating stories to start worrying about running and training for an upcoming half marathon in June in San Diego.  About a year ago I started signing up for triathlons and running events. Which, was actually a great thing to do.  My life is ruled by my calendar (aka blackberry) so once something gets in there, it happens and gives me something to work towards.  And it gave me a great workout and fitness goal. 

Mr. Send-Out-Cards...Adventures Before Online Dating

For most of my adult life I’ve been capable of meeting potential dates all on my own. While the results haven’t always been a huge success, as I reminisce over the past few dating experiences, they do seem to be a bit more appealing than online adventures. For the most part these dates and/or relationships lasted for more than one date. And some probably longer than they should have.

Mr. Actually I'm Still Married...

As I get older the likelihood of finding someone who has never been married or who doesn't have kids -- gets slimmer and slimmer. I'm actually okay with that - I get it and understand it. But when I sign up for an online dating site -- my assumption is that you’re free to date and aren't married.  Apparently that's not always the case.

The Not So Pretty Side Of Dating...

So I had to send two not so pleasant emails this weekend.  The first was to Mr. Urban Cowboy, telling him that I enjoyed meeting him but that I didn't feel we had a lot in common and that I wished him luck in his search.  He kept calling and I just couldn't bear to tell him that over the phone.  Next time, I'll send the email as soon as I get home.  The other email went to Mr. Q&A who was sending me novella like emails...seriously they were like short stories and there were 20 questions in each email.  I suppose that's how you get to know someone, but I deal with emails all day long so coming home to more of them, just isn't fun.  Which may mean online dating could be the wrong medium for me.

Mr. Urban Cowboy

I had my first date with a Chemistry.com match last night and  there was no love connection.   I arrived about 10 minutes late, this is par for the course for me, no matter how much I plan in advance I'm always late. (so to date me is to find my perpetual tardiness endearing or at least manageable).  This didn't appear to upset him, which was a good thing in my opinion and he looked very normal and distinguished - mid forties, tall, glasses, graying hair dressed casually but nice. It was only after he started talking that I began to realize that his online profile only gave me a very small glimpse into his life.

Why a Blog...Setting the Stage

So, there's lots of things I could have done - started a journal, written a novel or called a friend --  instead I decided to share my adventures in dating and love online. Why?   Mainly because I thought it would be fun and interesting plus a large majority of my friends on Facebook said they liked the idea.